GPO & Password set to expire

When a user logs onto the domain from their workstation and the "user must
change password at next logon" option is selected if they type a password
less then 3 characters it gives an error message. I'm not sure why this is
happening. The group policy object does not have a minimum password
selected. If I have them type the same password on the domain controller
under "reset password" it accepts the password as they type it. Do I have a
policy set wrong?? After typing the password on the server reset password
option they are able to logon to the domain on the workstation with that
password with no problem?

Thanks for your help.
Kim

Florian
Mon Nov 20 02:24:28 CST 2006

Howdie Kim!

Kim wrote:
> When a user logs onto the domain from their workstation and the "user must
> change password at next logon" option is selected if they type a password
> less then 3 characters it gives an error message. I'm not sure why this is
> happening. The group policy object does not have a minimum password
> selected. If I have them type the same password on the domain controller
> under "reset password" it accepts the password as they type it. Do I have a
> policy set wrong?? After typing the password on the server reset password
> option they are able to logon to the domain on the workstation with that
> password with no problem?

Where have you linked the Password Policy? It is only valid at Domain
Level. Linking it anywhere else would target local user accounts on
machines, not domain accounts.

cheers,

Florian
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